A pictorial history of the movies (1943)

Record Details:

Title:
A pictorial history of the movies
Date:
1943
Publisher:
New York : Simon and Schuster
Volume:
A pictorial history of the movies
Leaf #:
00096
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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82 GRIFFITH TURNS A PAGE There was, of course, a sudden eruption of war pictures. Paramount released one, Vive la France, that was no better and no worse than any other propaganda picture. Here is Dorothy Dalton in a scene from the film, made by Thomas Ince. ABOVE RIGHT Griffith, on invitation of the British government, made a propaganda picture called Hearts of the World. It was filmed both in England and at the front in France. In the scene above, the girl is Dorothy Gish. The youth at the right is one Noel Coward. BELOW RIGHT BELOW LEFT The Squaw Man had always been high in Cecil B. DeMille's affections, since the original screen version had signalized his entry into pictures. Accordingly, in 1918, he filmed another edition of the old Western classic, with Katherine MacDonald (left), Elliott Dexter, and Anne Little. (Look back to page 27.) It wasn't a question of recruits— the draft had taken care of that— but of selling Liberty Bonds. And movie stars were great salesmen. Remember, this was before the days of the talkies; there were no public-address systems, no loudspeakers. When you addressed a crowd, you hollered through a megaphone. Mary did it (as shown here). So did Charlie Chaplin. So did Douglas Fairbanks. • T, r A % ' \-\ Vp " ,1 Ui£ tVJ( I